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jmcsundance

jmcsundance

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I'm new so bear with me or as one of my coaches used to say, "Bear down out there!" (lamenting my fooling around with hitters when I could dispatch them with three pitches, etc.)

I certainly appreciate the effort that goes into the extraordinary insight from a lot of you. The humor as well. The rancor is frustrating but understandable. The moderators do a great job.

I wasn't going to join this board - no need - but one thing is bothering me so I did. ( Well, actually there are many...but that's for another time...) I'm not looking for agreement just going to get this off my chest because I've been disappointed in Frost's pressers.

1. Shave the day of the game. You look like a hobo from the sidewalks of San Francisco. YOU ARE THE FACE OF THE PROGRAM. Show some respect.....and no, I'm not an old fogey. And you are no longer a player, Frost.

2. If you're still chewing or dipping, drop it - now. How does that set a respectable standard for your players? Don't smoke, boys - no weed....yeah, I dip but that's different. Double standard much? How'd that work out for Tony Gwynn? ( I don't give a rat's --- what you do in private. You are a public figure.)

3. You're 'Belichickian' monotone obfuscation is not worthy of your position. Engage the public - they are behind you. ( I realize pressers are not favorite parts of being the Head Coach etc. but it comes with the territory so use them as an asset. Particularly for Nebraskans.)

Frankly, none of the above are priorities nor do they really matter in the larger scheme of things but they are pet peeves of mine. By reference, the last thing I am is an old fart stuck in his ways even though this post might sound like it. Winning does cure a lot of things and so far the performance of this team has been objectionable - so objectionable I didn't watch the Wisconsin game. That says something in and of itself. I'm a lifelong Nebraska fan. My parents and all our relatives are Nebraskans going back several generations. We left because Dad was a career military (Air Force) guy. I was born in Columbus. They were from Gordon and Merna.

Now to the real purpose of this post.

I've heard it two games in a row: "I'll have to watch the tape because I was a too busy talking with my offensive staff to set up our next offensive sequence of plays." This was in reference to questions about the defense.

A lot of you will disagree with this because there are countless examples of coaches like Frost that concentrate on one side of the ball. I get that. I understand that. I've got no real problem with it. However, if I am playing for you as my Head Coach on the defensive side of the ball and you don't have a clue about the defense dynamics that are occurring in the game and not collaborating with the defensive coordinator ( whether it's Chinander or not ) except for "when to take time outs" we've got a major disconnect. You and me. I want your attention, dude. I'm playing for you. Carry on with the offensive staff but pay attention. You might have something to offer. After all, YOU ARE the HEAD Coach. You are MY Head Coach. The DC works for you.

Besides, when he says his offense does this or that but the defense only did this or that and they score enough to win and the defense didn't hold enough to win, how the ---- does that sound? Hey, I got the offense churning but the defensive didn't stop their churn....I don't like this. Know enough about your defense, Head Coach, or go be a $5M
a year OC somewhere. Nit-picking, I know, but it's a pet-peeve.

OK, that's it. Meaningless for most of you but my chest has been set free. ( Yes, I am an ex-D1 athlete fortunate enough to have played for Hall of Fame coaches in a couple of sports. Football was not one of them after HS. I broke my wrist the first play of one season (QB) and broke my ankle the first play of another season (kickoff return). Football gods were apparently pissed. I still have an indentation in my forehead from my days as a cornerback, tho. So, I guess I have a little street cred in football - certainly not like a lot of you.

Thanks - don't be too hard on me. I promise to do cartwheels down the middle of the highway when NU boys start playing football and taking names.
 

Good introductory post.

Scott can dress sharp when he wants to look that way. Maybe his dressing down was to get players on board. I could understand his drop in his presentation after the kid was born. It's no longer a good reason and he can do better. Maybe to shave would be a gesture to everyone that details matter.

But let's not forget his staff has failed largely to hone it's appearance this season, too. Our record and are appearance are a bit hollow right now. I'm not going to blame our season on his appearance. But for the money he can afford a barber. And he certainly can set the tone for his staff.

He just got an extension and perhaps it's a good time to brush up on everything in the program's appearance, beginning with a shave.
 
I guess its bad enough when we run a winning coach out of town because his facial expressions are bad on the sideline but now social media is giving us the avenue to critique a guys facial hair in a period of time where almost half of the males in the world have facial hair.
 



I'm not a stickler. Life happens. It just seems incongruous with what he's trying to get done and your comparative reasoning makes sense - a nice benign way of saying what I meant. I'm not ragging on Scott - he'll get it done eventually (I think, altho I'm not as confident as I was at the time of the original hire.) but, as we know, perceptions matter in this day and age. I'm more concerned about his need to balance his focus on all facets of the game as well as being an "Offensive genius" or whatever he is , otherwise you have the equivalent of two head coaches - one for O and one for D and whatever for Special teams - ultimately this comes down to accountability not shared responsibility per se. I want Frost holding everybody accountable with a very high bar including himself with the Defense. He played it the NFL. The D needs a lot of help right now.
 
Hville said:
I guess its bad enough when we run a winning coach out of town because his facial expressions are bad on the sideline but now social media is giving us the avenue to critique a guys facial hair in a period of time where almost half of the males in the world have facial hair.
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I'll join the conversation when he comes out in a man bun.

He wins football games and none of it will matter. Remember, Devaney drank too much and Osborne was a stuffed shirt...until they won National Championships.
 
Lol - man bun. Nice. Completely agree. Ultimately, I could care less but the totality of what I messaged is what was bothering me. As an athlete in college I had long hair in College and it was called "Cave Moss." And we were a Top Twenty -five team. I wasn't thinking about the large sample size of the general male population but rather the very small size of Head Coaches with elite programs. Maybe just grow a beard and keep it - I could care less and then add the man bun....
 
jmcsundance said:
Lol - man bun. Nice. Completely agree. Ultimately, I could care less but the totality of what I messaged is what was bothering me. As an athlete in college I had long hair in College and it was called "Cave Moss." And we were a Top Twenty -five team. I wasn't thinking about the large sample size of the general male population but rather the very small size of Head Coaches with elite programs. Maybe just grow a beard and keep it - I could care less and then add the man bun....
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I guess I'd rather Frost just be Frost, not be what other folks want or need him to be to look like a successful head coach.

You're entitled to be unhappy about his grooming habits, dipping, etc., but I don't think they matter at all. The only thing I'm not happy about is the losing. Winning and good personal grooming habits are not mutually exclusive.
 




CrabHusker said:
You're entitled to be unhappy about his grooming habits, dipping, etc., but I don't think they matter at all. The only thing I'm not happy about is the losing. Winning and good personal grooming habits are not mutually exclusive.
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But it does matter. He preaches attention to detail and doing the little things right. Grooming is a habit, a detail. I don’t care about facial hair but shave your neck, groom it. You’re the FACE of the program.

Dipping is an addiction and bad for your body. You have substance abuse/addiction issues on your team (any group of 150 people will, especially college age). It’s hypocritical. At least don’t do it at the podium.

And as for the core criticism from the OP about the D, I couldn’t agree more.
 
Huskerhunter said:
But it does matter. He preaches attention to detail and doing the little things right. Grooming is a habit, a detail. I don’t care about facial hair but shave your neck, groom it. You’re the FACE of the program.

Dipping is an addiction and bad for your body. You have substance abuse/addiction issues on your team (any group of 150 people will, especially college age). It’s hypocritical. At least don’t do it at the podium.

And as for the core criticism from the OP about the D, I couldn’t agree more.
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Disagree. This isn't the military and nearly none of the kids of this generation share that kind of mindset in relation to grooming habits. They just don't care. We could go on for hours discussing the social implications of this, but it's a non starter for me.

Dipping, sure, I get it. I dipped for over thirty years and it is a mother. I miss it every single day. I can say I was no less a leader when I dipped than I am now. I think if he was getting DUI's it would be a better comparison to the abuse issues on the team, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.
 




CrabHusker said:
I'll join the conversation when he comes out in a man bun.

He wins football games and none of it will matter. Remember, Devaney drank too much and Osborne was a stuffed shirt...until they won National Championships.
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walked out of DU -1 -0 -1

Go sioux
 
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